Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Sunday, May 28, 2006

I found this over at Phantom's place. I wish I could say I was surprised by the results....

Your results:You are An Expendable Character (Redshirt)

Since your accomplishments are seldom noticed, and you are rarely thought of, you are expendable. That doesn't mean your job isn't important but if youwere in Star Trek you would be killed off in the first episode you appeared in.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

For those of you coming to visit after reading this ninepounddictator post and Googling "Rebecca Eckler," I'm not the Freelance Writer who did a Mother's Day column criticizing Rebecca for having a blog and also having a nanny. Here is the link you are looking for.

Monday, May 8, 2006

Birthday party tidbits from Andrea Gordon and Don'tLet'sStart. Fire stations and appliance box spaceships sound like so much fun! Crafts and bowling sound good too. I especially love the clown photo board and the carnival theme in the latter blog!

Saturday, May 6, 2006

Friday, May 5, 2006

Apparently someone out there has cured themselves of asthma by infesting themselves with an intestinal parasite. I think for me, the cure is worse than the disease.

But look here, there's a sister story about the prevention of asthma by feeding children dirt. I think I'll save myself the time and aggravation by letting up on the housekeeping 'round these parts. Anyone care to join me?

Thursday, May 4, 2006

(I didn't title the article to which I'm referring, but I feel I should apologize to Ann Douglas anyway. Sorry Ann!) I know it's been done once or twice before, but I never get tired of reading articles like "The Mother of All Jobs."

The job: a full-time stay-at-home mother.

Massachusetts-based Salary.com has calculated the pay scale for a non-working mother based on the tasks she performs every day.

They looked at the pay scales of 10 jobs that appear to be part of a mom’s day-to-day routine – including a janitor, a housekeeper, a daycare teacher, a cook, a laundry machine operator, a van driver, a CEO and even a psychologist – then averaged out what the typical matriarch should be making.

The amount: $148,462.37 (Cdn.), if someone was willing to pay her for all her hard work.

I love this part too:

Salary.com has a website where moms can plug in their circumstances (number of kids, their ages, time spent on certain chores, etc.) It will calculate how much those services would be worth if there was an official job title consisting of ‘full-time mom’, and even produce a printable document in the form of a paycheque.